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ARTICLE · 10 NOVEMBER 2011

OSC Releases Investment Fund Issuers Report

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The OSC released a report today providing an overview of initiatives impacting investment fund issuers.

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The OSC released a report today providing an overview of initiatives impacting investment fund issuers. Specifically, the report reviews the status of the OSC's key policy initiatives, including the CSA's project to modernize investment fund product regulation, the Point of Sale disclosure project, and proposed amendments to prospectus requirements.

The report also discusses observations and findings emanating from OSC Staff's prospectus reviews of non-redeemable investment funds and ETFs, prospectus reviews of hypothetical pro-forma performance data, continuous disclosure reviews of money market funds, ETFs and investment portfolio holdings, and disclosure reviews of Independent Review Committees.

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